RE: The face veil pre-dates Islam
December 9, 2019 at 8:01 am
(This post was last modified: December 9, 2019 at 8:03 am by The Grand Nudger.)
Religious traditions are expert appropriators. It shouldn't be surprising to find that some institution preserves whatever bits of society it deems useful. It would be puzzling if they didn't, as their ability to grow and spread powerfully depends on their ability to incorporate and be incorporated by the dominant cultural trends in a region.
Every abrahamic tradition has done this. People are still doing it today, finding ways to work memes onto their sunday service billboards.
Every abrahamic tradition has done this. People are still doing it today, finding ways to work memes onto their sunday service billboards.
I am the Infantry. I am my country’s strength in war, her deterrent in peace. I am the heart of the fight… wherever, whenever. I carry America’s faith and honor against her enemies. I am the Queen of Battle. I am what my country expects me to be, the best trained Soldier in the world. In the race for victory, I am swift, determined, and courageous, armed with a fierce will to win. Never will I fail my country’s trust. Always I fight on…through the foe, to the objective, to triumph overall. If necessary, I will fight to my death. By my steadfast courage, I have won more than 200 years of freedom. I yield not to weakness, to hunger, to cowardice, to fatigue, to superior odds, For I am mentally tough, physically strong, and morally straight. I forsake not, my country, my mission, my comrades, my sacred duty. I am relentless. I am always there, now and forever. I AM THE INFANTRY! FOLLOW ME!
